Hosea Griffin v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,__________________ February 20, 2014 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A14D0235. HOSEA GRIFFIN v. THE STATE. Based on the sparse materials submitted with this application, it appears that Hosea Griffin pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter. He later filed a motion for an out-of-time appeal, which the trial court denied. Griffin filed an application for discretionary appeal in the Supreme Court, which transferred the matter here. An order denying a motion for an out-of-time appeal may be appealed directly. See, e.g., Ingram v. State, 300 Ga. App. 834 ( 686 SE2d 440 ) (2009); Lewis v. State, 300 Ga. App. 586 ( 685 SE2d 485 ) (2009). Accordingly, this application for discretionary appeal is GRANTED pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-35 (j). Griffin shall have ten days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the trial court. If he has already filed a notice of appeal from the order at issue, he need not file a second notice. The clerk of the trial court is DIRECTED to include a copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals. Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia 02/20/2014 Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,__________________ I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written. , Clerk.